December 2009
Worst Tweet of The Year →
Armed TSA Agents Threaten Travel Journalist →
Welcome to life under Obama.
“The people calling for Rush Limbaugh to die are the same people who ask to...”
– Seen on AoSHQ
French Constitutional Court Rejects Carbon Tax →
ifightevil:
France’s constitutional court rejected a proposed tax on carbon emissions, saying a web of exemptions violated the principal of equality and rendered efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions ineffective.
Where Is Hillary? →
This seems to have been a massive Charlie Foxtrot of the State Department as well. Just for example, how did this guy get a multiple-entry visa? Yet Her Highness is nowhere to be seen. In fact, the last time I recall seeing her was when she was berating a middle-school student somewhere near Timbuktu for asking a badly interpreted question about her husband. At least Janet Incompetano has been...
8 Reasons why the Democrats will lose control of...
ifightevil:
James Pethokoukis, Reuters:
1. Virginia and New Jersey. Big GOP wins in the gubernatorial races not only highlighted discontent with incumbents by recession-weary voters, they also greatly helped Republicans with candidate recruiting for 2010.
2. History. American politics has a regular ebb and flow. In 13 of the past 15 midterm elections going back to 1950, the party in control of...
Invasion of the Election Snatchers →
Urban Democrats are flooding rural districts to steal elections.
democrat Senator Chris Dodd cut Aviation Security... →
Unlimited $$$$ for Fannie and Freddie
bowlingalleylawyer:
herestothehalcyon:
jhnbrssndn:
kateoplis:
The Obama administration pledged on Christmas Eve to provide unlimited financial assistance to Fannie and Freddie, an eleventh-hour move that allows the government to exceed the current $400 billion cap on emergency aid without seeking permission from a bailout-weary Congress. But even as the administration was making this...
The WineRack →
A sports bra with a built in Polyurathane bladder that holds 750ml of what ever beverage you wish. It does have a drinking tube. Try elsewhere for that “natural” interface. :-)
Fire Napolitano →
“The first year of Barack Obama’s presidency. It’s not good when you find...”
– Brian Arrington
“In fact, no world leader has paid a price for disappointing Obama. With Obama so...”
– Shmuel Rosner
“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
– President Ronald Reagan
“On September 11th 2001, the government’s (1970s) security procedures all failed,...”
– Mark Steyn
What Doctors and Patients Have to Lose Under... →
15 things to know about Coffee →
Harry Reid's bribes pay off in 60-39 vote, Senate...
randyhaddock:
From The Hill:
The Senate approved sweeping healthcare reform legislation by the narrowest of partisan margins early Christmas Eve morning, placing President Barack Obama closer than ever to signing a longtime Democratic priority into law. The 60 to 39 tally split directly along partisan lines, underscoring not only the great divide between Democrats and Republicans but also the...
How Rick Astley Rolls →
ABC News' Jake Tapper is fact checking Obama →
Facts are stubborn things. Obama did advocate for the so called “public option” during his run for the White House.
It's seems that Gov. Palin was right about those... →
Gun Sales Surge, Violent Crime Drops. →
Robert Heinlein was right. An armed society is a polite society.
Obama Now More Loathed Than Bush at End of His... →
In less than one year Barack Obama managed to pis off more people than George W. Bush could do in eight years. How is that Hopey-Changey Thing working for ya?
Scientist/Wikipedia Admin erasing online climate...
disciple:
A new report reveals a British scientist and Wikipedia administrator rewrote climate history, editing more than 5,000 unique articles in the online encyclopedia to cover traces of a medieval warming period – something Climategate scientists saw as a major roadblock in the effort to spread the global warming message.
Recently hacked e-mails from the University of East Anglia’s...
Today, in 1944, German Commander von Luttwitz... →
Exclusive: Rep. Parker Griffith switches to GOP -... →
hilker:
“POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican.
According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama.
Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health...
Exclusive: Rep. Parker Griffith switches to GOP -... →
hilker:
“POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican.
According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama.
Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health...
Warning! Facebook clickjacking attack spreads by...
disciple:
The trick is in the fake turing test, seemingly set up to determine if the user is human. After you click on the link on Facebook, you’re asked to find the blue button amongst a number of multicolored buttons. This button is actually the Facebook share button; by clicking on it, you’re actually willingly sharing the link on Facebook, but the entire Facebook page is concealed with the...
“You can’t even dignify this squalid racket as bribery: If I try to buy a cop, I...”
– Mark Steyn
Poll: Sarah Palin more respected than Al Gore →
myre-view:
(via pegobry)
Behind Closed Doors
ajamison:
jeffmiller:
moorewr:
“behind closed doors?” I can’t imagine a more painfully public process for any legislation, ever. And if it is a bad bill, blame the GOP for handing veto power to a handful of Democrats who happen to be the Insurance Industry’s best friends.
Okay, first, it’s been behind closed doors:
Three months before he was elected president, Barack Obama vowed not only to...
hardcore nerd courtship ritual →
China warns Obama that they can't continue...
disciple:
One day after the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao snubbed President Obama at the United Nation’s Copenhagen Climate Summit, the Chinese warned the United States that China’s ability to continue buying U.S. Treasury debt was limited.
Zhu Min, the deputy governor of the People’s Republic of China, told the Shanghai Daily that it is getting harder for the People’s Bank of China to...